Joe Mills is a faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he holds the Susan Burress Wall Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities. He is also Poet-in-Residence at Salem College. Joe’s published work includes four volumes of poetry, fiction, drama, criticism and, with his wife, Danielle Tarmey, he cowrote A Guide to North Carolina’s Wineries. Says Joe, "Although I believe my written work is getting better as I age, I still can’t master bar chords on the guitar." Enjoy his blog, "Icing and Ink," and learn more about him atwww.josephrobertmills.com.

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tiddles:
There's stuff, and then there's stuff: that which creates brain surges like this one, the bits of creative motivation that we sift through daily, that we see, recognize, and shelve for a quiet moment to ponder.Posted 08/10/2013 05:20 PM

Ralph Murre:
I hold no distinguished professorship, but I still hold that this is a mighty fine piece of work. And I thank you.Posted 08/05/2013 07:41 AM

gretchenfriel:
Wow, fantastic imagery of the children "wrapped in sheets like loaves of fresh bread" - what a great certainty amongst the chaos.Posted 08/05/2013 06:41 AM

Katrina:
I stepped over 'The Celts' by Nora Chadwick, 'Book of Longing' by Leonard Cohen, 'Critical Perspectives on Sam Selvon' and 'A Course in Miracles' edited by William Thetford and Helen Schuman to reach my laptop, still saving up for 'Decluttering your House' by my aspiration.Posted 08/05/2013 04:09 AM